But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased

然而，那把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩召我的神，

然而，那位把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩呼召我的上帝，既然乐意

然而，那位把我从母腹里分别出来、又施恩呼召我的神，既然乐意

然而，当我还在母腹中的时候，上帝就施恩将我分别出来并呼召了我。

然而，当我在母腹里就把我分别出来，又用他的恩呼召我的那一位，

然而神，就是当我在母腹里时就把我分别出来、又藉着他的恩典召唤我的那一位，乐意

然而，那把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩召我的神，

然而，那位把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩呼召我的上帝，既然樂意

然而，那位把我從母腹裏分別出來、又施恩呼召我的神，既然樂意

然而，當我還在母腹中的時候，上帝就施恩將我分別出來並呼召了我。

然而，當我在母腹裡就把我分別出來，又用他的恩呼召我的那一位，

然而那從我母腹分別了我、藉他的恩召了我、的上帝、

然而神，就是當我在母腹裡時就把我分別出來、又藉著他的恩典召喚我的那一位，樂意

然自母胎甄別我、以恩召我之上帝、

然我自生時、上帝已定命恩召我、

然自我母胎選我、以恩召我之天主、

然選我於胎中、而召我以特恩者、

But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased

But God set me apart from before the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him

But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased

But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called[ me] by his grace,

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace

“ Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

So now the LORD says, the one who formed me from birth to be his servant– he did this to restore Jacob to himself, so that Israel might be gathered to him; and I will be honored in the LORD’s sight, for my God is my source of strength–

Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The LORD summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.

God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

But the Lord said to him,“ Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them– yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.

The LORD will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The LORD was pleased to make you his own people.

Then he said,‘ The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the LORD favored and chose you– for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the LORD brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel–

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said,“ I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.

Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?